Machine learning for enhancing manufacturing quality control in ultrasonic nondestructive testingSong, W. T. (Avtor) Huo, Liang'an (Avtor) ultrasonic nondestructive testingNDTmachine learninggenetic algorithmGAWavelet Neural NetworkWNNquality predictionquality stability assessmentquality control optimizationWith the rapid development of the global manufacturing industry, an efficient and accurate quality control system has become key to enhancing competitiveness. Ultrasonic Nondestructive Testing (NDT), as an efficient means of quality inspection, plays a crucial role in improving manufacturing quality through the precision of its data analysis. This study aims to explore the application of ultrasonic NDT data in manufacturing quality control by integrating machine learning technologies, with a specific focus on the Wavelet Neural Network optimized by Genetic Algorithms (GA-WNN). This study achieved significant prediction and evaluation results by applying a GA-WNN to quality control in manufacturing. Compared to traditional Wavelet Neural Network (WNN) models, the GA-WNN more effectively identifies and predicts potential quality issues, especially in noisy data and complex production environments, demonstrating higher accuracy and stability. When predicting possible defect types in the manufacturing process, the GA-WNN showed a notable improvement in accuracy over other models. Additionally, in quality stability evaluation, GA-WNN was able to capture production fluctuations more accurately, providing more valuable results for decision-making. The methodologies and discoveries of this study offer new perspectives and tools for quality control in manufacturing and the analysis of ultrasonic NDT data, presenting broad application prospects.Chair of Production Engineering (CPE), University of Maribor Faculty of Mechanical Engineering20242026-02-02 15:00:45Članek v reviji96921UDK: 658.5COBISS_ID: 266961667DOI: 10.14743/apem2024.3.511ISSN pri članku: 1854-6250slContent from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence (CC BY 4.0). Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.